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Action

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It is better to rust out than wear out.

Whitefield, George

Have a bias toward action -- let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.

Thalheimer, Richard

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

Iacocca, Lee

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

Clarke, James Freeman

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.

Evans, Richard L.

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

James, William

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds.

Cervantes, Miguel De

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.

Aristotle

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Existence was given us for action. Our worth is determined by the good deed we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel,

Magnin, Edgar F.

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The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Berger, Sally

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When deeds speak, words are nothing.

Proverb, African

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Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

Wilde, Oscar

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Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.

Hansen, Mark Victor

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Do every act of your life as if it were your last.

Aurelius, Marcus

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Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

Picasso, Pablo

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One mustn't allow acting to be like stockbroker -- you must not take it just as a means of earning a living, to go down every day to do a job of work. The big thing is to combine punctuality, efficiency, good nature, obedience, intelligence, and concentration with an unawareness of what is going to happen next, thus keeping yourself available for excitement.

Gielgud, John

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Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactionaries. They clarify the issue.

Collingwood, Robin G.

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All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.

Einstein, Albert

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So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.

Iacocca, Lee

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I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.

Mandino, Og

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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Grant, Heber J.

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One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

Roger, John

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Do it this very moment, Don't put it off, There's no use in doing a kindness, if you do it a day too late.

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People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

Cass, Lewis

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Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

Schuller, Robert H.

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To begin, begin.

Zarlenga, Peter Nivio

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The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Proverb, Chinese

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Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

Wordsworth, William

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He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

Horace

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Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.

Macdonald, George

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Effective action is always unjust.

Anouilh, Jean

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The greatest step is out the door.

Proverb, German

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What you are will show in what you do.

Edison, Thomas A.

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You can't plow a field by turning it over in your mind.

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I am easily satisfied with the very best.

Churchill, Winston

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One thought driven home is better than three left on base.

Liter, James

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A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.

Calderon de la Barca, Pedro

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If you start soon enough, you won't have to run to catch up.

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When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.

Clemenceau, Georges

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You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Brown, Les

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Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now in this instant of time. From this moment onwards you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed.

Caddy, Eileen

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The ancestor of every action is thought.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Bronte, Charlotte

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Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, If you are not willing to move your feet.

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Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.

Amiel, Henri Frederic